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☆ Germany's Kuehne examines offer for Signa's Hamburg skyscraper, Handelsblatt reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

View of the construction site of the Elbtower building, owned by Rene Benko’s Signa and a Commerzbank subsidiary, in Hamburg Germany, November 2, 2023. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsFRANKFURT, Nov 26 (Reuters) - German logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kuehne is examining a takeover of Signa Group's abandoned Elbtower high-rise project in his hometown of Hamburg, Handelsblatt reported. Discussions on the takeover by Kuehne are quite advanced, but no decision has been made, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported, citing a source. Signa, owner of New York's Chrysler Building and Britain's Selfridges store, and spokespeople for Kuehne and the city of Hamburg did not respond to requests for comment on Sunday. This led to the insolvency of its subsidiary Signa Real Estate Management Germany on Friday, Spiegel magazine reported.

Persons: Rene Benko’s Signa, Fabian Bimmer, Klaus, Michael Kuehne, Group's, Handelsblatt, Signa, Kuehne und Nagel, Hapag Lloyd, René Benko, Emma, Victoria Farr, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Kuehne, Lufthansa, Chrysler, Real Estate Management, Spiegel, Thomson Locations: Hamburg Germany, Hamburg, Austrian, Real Estate Management Germany, Signa, Germany

NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor Stephen Gould, who announced earlier this month that he had been diagnosed with incurable bile duct cancer, has died. Gould's agent Stephanie Ammann confirmed the singer died Tuesday in Virginia. He debuted in Richard Wagner’s “Ring” cycle in Bayreuth in 2006, earning raves during the challenging four-nights of performances. It’s often discovered by accident — for example, through routine blood tests or imaging done for an unrelated reason. He is survived by his sister.

Persons: Stephen Gould, Stephanie Ammann, “, Tristan, Isolde ”, Siegfried, ” Gould, Gould, Richard Wagner’s, ”, “ Siegfried Organizations: Bayreuth, Associated Press, Mayo Locations: Virginia, Germany, “ Götterdämmerung, Bayreuth

☆ Fact Check-German sex education book is not recommended as a textbook for use in schools
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A German book featuring sexual positions is not recommended by education ministries or authorities producing frameworks for sex education in the country, contrary to online posts claiming it is a textbook used in schools. Publishers say it is an educational book for parents who want to teach their children about sex. An EMF Verlag spokesperson said: “It is not a textbook specifically for children in Germany used in schools or education settings. Federal German states regularly exchange information on sex education content and concepts, but they decide independently whether to implement the KMK’s recommendations, Heil added. The sex education book “Von wegen Bienchen und Blümchen!” is not recommended in school curricula in Germany or considered a textbook.

Persons: Von wegen Bienchen, ” Torsten Heil, Heil, Read Organizations: Publishers, EMF, Reuters, Education, Cultural Affairs, Federal Locations: Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Bremen, Niedersachsen

☆ Mummified heads of Māori ancestors returned to New Zealand from Germany
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Germany has returned six mummified Māori heads to New Zealand, together with the remains of almost 100 Māori and Moriori ancestors. German institute/Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaIn Māori culture, the head was considered the most important part of the body. Back in 2016, the Smithsonian Institution returned the remains of 54 indigenous people, including four mummified Māori heads, to Te Papa. The latest repatriation involved the skeletal remains of 95 ancestors of both peoples, together with six mummified tattooed Māori heads. A team carry 20 mummified Māori heads, repatriated from France, during a ceremony at Te Papa on January 27, 2012.

Persons: Hinemoana Baker, Te, Arikirangi Mamaku, Ironside, Reiss Engelhorn, Georg August, Roemer, Te Papa Tongarewa, Marty Melville, —, Arapata, Papa’s Māori, Te Herekiekie, “, Reiss, James Cook, moko, Craig Hawke, ‘, hora, marino, kia whakapapa, tere, ” Organizations: CNN, New Zealand, Smithsonian, New, Smithsonian Institution, Grassi Museum, Linden Museum, Stuttgart State Museum of, Georg August University, Pelizaeus, Museum, Getty, Aotearoa New Locations: Germany, New Zealand, Papa, New, Aotearoa, Chatham, Te Papa, Vienna, Leipzig, Mannheim, Stuttgart, Göttingen, Hildesheim, Museum Wiesbaden, Te, France, AFP, When, Te Papa’s, Aotearoa New Zealand, Engelhorn, Europe, Wellington, Te_Papa

In 2017, with Mr. Connors’ help, Mr. Maichle started his own company, Precision Compliance Consulting. ‘Boss Man’Mr. Connors, Mr. Lewis and Mr. Maichle were all active in college conservative politics in Wisconsin about 15 years ago, when Mr. Connors was the leader of campus Republicans at Marquette University. Of that, about $102,000 went to Campaign Now, the firm started by Mr. Connors, and another $112,000 to companies where Mr. Connors, Mr. Maichle or Mr. Lewis was either the owner or a partner, tax records show. Most of the money — more than $4.4 million — went to fund-raising companies via tens of thousands of small payments. Most of the money — more than $4.4 million — went to fund-raising companies via tens of thousands of small payments.

☆ Germany has shut down its last three nuclear power plants, and some climate scientists are aghast
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

16 April 2023, Baden-Württemberg, Neckarwestheim: The Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant. The era of commercial power generation with nuclear power plants in Germany came to an end on Saturday with the separation of the Isar 2, Neckarwestheim and Emsland nuclear power plants from the power grid. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesAs of Sunday, April 16, Germany is no longer producing any electricity from nuclear power plants. With the separation of the Isar 2, Neckarwestheim and Emsland nuclear power plants from the power grid, the era of commercial power generation with nuclear power plants in Germany came to an end on Saturday. Nuclear energy is also often more expensive than wind and solar power, Quaschning said, adding, "there are no longer any real advantages with nuclear energy."

☆ Swiss finance minister sees no 'stumbling blocks' to UBS takeover of Credit Suisse
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Federal Councillor and chief of the finance federal department Karin Keller-Sutter attends a news conference on Credit Suisse after UBS takeover offer, in Bern, Switzerland, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseZURICH, April 8 (Reuters) - UBS's (UBSG.S) multi-billion state-sponsored takeover of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) should proceed smoothly without political obstructions, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said in an interview published on Saturday. The Swiss parliament is due to hold an extraordinary session next week to discuss the emergency merger engineered by the Swiss authorities after Credit Suisse came close to collapse. "The primary goal of the Federal Council was to ensure the stability of the Swiss economy and the Swiss financial center and to prevent an international financial crisis," she said. The special parliamentary session next week was important, she added, and a welcome opportunity to get to the truth of the Credit Suisse debacle.

☆ The Trump Indictment Is Trouble for Both Parties
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Karl Rove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The criminal indictment of a former president has pushed the U.S. into unexplored territory. There is no good precedent for how this will play out. But amid the Sturm und Drang of America’s broken politics, some things are becoming clearer. Many Democrats wisely are refusing to talk about Donald Trump’s indictment. Tuesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters, “It’s an ongoing case, so we’re just not going to comment.”

☆ Nestle sees price pressures easing -chairman tells newspaper
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ZURICH, March 31 (Reuters) - Nestle (NESN.S) is seeing an easing of price pressures stemming from raw materials, transport and packaging costs, said Chairman Paul Bulcke, adding that company would still increase prices. "Price pressure is gradually easing," Bulcke told Swiss newspaper Finanz und Wirtschaft in an interview published on Friday. Nestle increased its prices by 8.2% during 2022, but sales volumes - which it calls real internal growth - only increased by 0.1%. During the third and fourth quarters of last year, the maker of KitKat chocolate bars and Nescafe instant coffee suffered lower sales volumes as cash strapped consumers cut back. "For positive real internal growth on an annual basis, I remain confident," he told the newspaper.

☆ Germany's Commerzbank sues EY for Wirecard losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] A Commerzbank logo is pictured before the bank's annual news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File PhotoFRANKFURT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The German lender Commerzbank (CBKG.DE) is suing accounting firm EY over the 200 million euros ($216.12 million) in losses that it incurred in the collapse of Wirecard, a bank spokesperson said on Thursday. EY was for years the firm that audited and certified Wirecard's books even as journalists and investors raised questions about its finances. The Commerzbank spokesperson said the case had been filed in Frankfurt court in recent weeks. An EY spokesperson said "claims against EY for damages do not hold up".

☆ United Internet's Ionos wants to start IPO process this month - source
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BERLIN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - United Internet (UTDI.DE) subsidiary Ionos wants to begin the process for an initial public offering (IPO) this month, a financial source told Reuters on Friday. A valuation of 5 billion euros ($5.42 billion) for Ionos is realistic, said a source. Ionos declined to comment. ($1 = 0.9229 euros)Reporting by Alexander Huebner und Hakan Ersen, Writing by Miranda Murray, Editing by Rachel MoreOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ German architect von Gerkan, who designed Berlin airport, dies at 87
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Meinhard von Gerkan, one of Germany's most famous architects who designed Berlin's Tegel Airport and the capital's main railway station, has died at age 87, his office said on Thursday. A year after graduating from his architecture studies in 1964, von Gerkan founded a partnership with Volkwin Marg, which survives under the name "von Gerkan, Marg und Partner" (gmp). Von Gerkan also designed Berlin's main railway station, which is near the chancellery and within sight of the Reichstag parliament's glass cupola, though he fell out with rail operator Deutsche Bahn, which he said mutilated his design. Von Gerkan said Deutsche Bahn had made the underground hall look like a supermarket when it should have been an undulating, cathedral-like space. In 2008, Bahn and von Gerkan settled their dispute, with the rail operator paying an undisclosed sum to a foundation set up by the architect's office.

Many in the art and insurance world, however, say it may be only be a matter of time before art works are vandalised, especially if protests spread beyond climate activism. The art insurance market globally earns around $750 million in premiums. PRESSURE ON PREMIUMSLosses and levels of insurance availability tend to dictate insurance premiums. Commercial museums and galleries, however, buy art insurance, and its use is also more prevalent among larger museums in the United States than in Europe. While five insurers contacted by Reuters said they were not yet factoring climate attacks into premiums, some artists say they already face increased costs.

☆ Climate activists attack glass screen protecting Klimt painting in Vienna
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Gustav Klimt's painting "Tod und Leben" is seen after activists of Last Generation Austria (Letzte Generation Oesterreich) spilled oil on it in Leopold museum in Vienna, Austria, November 15, 2022. Letzte Generation Oesterreich/Handout via REUTERSVIENNA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Climate-change activists on Tuesday smeared and glued one of their hands to a glass screen protecting a Gustav Klimt painting in a Vienna museum to protest against oil drilling, on a day when entry was free thanks to an oil firm's sponsorship. One of Last Generation Austria's tweets said: "New drilling for oil and gas is a death sentence for humanity." Nonetheless we are shocked that the Leopold Museum was in focus here," the museum's museological director, Hans-Peter Wipplinger, told a news conference. While the museum sympathised with the activists' cause, it disagreed with the means employed, Wipplinger said.

☆ Climate activists throw black, oily liquid at Klimt painting in Vienna
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Gustav Klimt's painting "Tod und Leben" is seen after activists of Last Generation Austria (Letzte Generation Oesterreich) spilled oil on it in Leopold museum in Vienna, Austria, November 15, 2022. Climate activists in Austria on Tuesday attacked a famous painting by artist Gustav Klimt with a black, oily liquid and one then glued himself to glass protecting the painting's frame. After the attack, police arrived at the museum and the black liquid was quickly cleaned off the glass protecting the painting, Austria Press Agency reported. It's one of the latest pieces of art to be targeted by climate activists to draw attention to global warming. The British group Just Stop Oil threw tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" in London's National Gallery last month.

London/Berlin CNN Business —The German government has blocked the sale of one of its semiconductor factories to a Chinese-owned tech company because of security concerns. Silex announced in December that it had signed an agreement with Elmos to buy the factory for €85 million ($85.4 million). Addressing the blocked chip deal, he stressed that “Germany is and will remain an open investment location” but that it was not “naive”. China’s chips under threatThe visit came just a month after the United States introduced stringent controls on chip exports to China, a move designed to protect its national security and bolster its domestic semiconductor industry. In early October, the Biden administration banned Chinese firms from buying advanced chips and chip-making equipment without a license.

The visit — the first by a G7 leader to China in roughly three years — comes as Germany slides towards recession. A spokesperson for Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA), the company operating the port terminal, told CNN Business on Thursday that it was still negotiating the deal with Cosco. “The restrictions are suffocating economic growth and heavily impact China’s attractiveness as a destination for foreign direct investment,” he told CNN Business. The ministry did not respond to a request for comment from CNN Business. He predicted that “the large majority will stay committed to the Chinese market and is expecting to expand their business.”Companies appear to be toeing that line.

☆ Credit Suisse overhaul welcomed by Swiss National Bank - paper
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ZURICH, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank endorses the measures Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) has taken to transform the embattled Swiss bank and shore up its capital, SNB Vice Chairman Martin Schlegel said. "The SNB welcomes the steps recently announced for the strategic transformation of Credit Suisse," Schlegel told Swiss newspaper Finanz und Wirtschaft in an interview published online on Friday. At the same time, Credit Suisse is strengthening its capital base," added Schlegel, who oversees financial stability for the central bank. Credit Suisse on Thursday unveiled plans to raise 4 billion Swiss francs ($4.01 billion) from investors, cut thousands of jobs and shift its focus from investment banking more towards rich clients. UBS economists, meanwhile, expect the SNB to post a third-quarter loss of around 50 billion Swiss francs when it reports its results on Monday.

☆ Turning coronavirus page, Oktoberfest kicks off after two-year hiatus
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Visitors attend the official opening of the world's largest beer festival, the 187th Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Andreas GebertRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMUNICH, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The annual Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, kicked off on Saturday for the first time since 2019, marking the end of a two-year hiatus as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Revellers sit at long communal tables to swig beer, eat sausages, pretzel or pork knuckle, and listen to oompah bands. Munich mayor Dieter Reiter said earlier this year that the Oktoberfest, held from Sept. 17 to Oct. 3, would take place without any COVID-19 restrictions. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ayhan Uyanik und Christine Uyanik; Writing by Christoph Steitz; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hundreds of bakeries in Germany sell bread and pastries in the dark to turn the spotlight on sky-high energy bills
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-09 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

About 800 bakeries in Germany went dark on Thursday as a cry for help over energy costs. Bakeries are badly affected by the energy crisis as ovens use a lot of power, a guild said. It's part of a campaign to make the German government aware that the energy crisis threatens bakeries, BKV said. energy prices on top of labor and ingredients. Axel Heimken/Getty ImagesBakeries have been hard hit by higher energy costs as ovens and refrigeration systems use a lot of power, BKV said.

☆ Stația de epurare, în proces de renovare: Pentru rezolvarea mirosului neplăcut din capitală va fi construită o linie tehnologică de prelucrare a nămolului
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Irina Vlah | ) unimedia.info time to read: +2 min

Anatolie Lichii a informat că 80% din lucrările de construcţie a Staţiei de epurare a apelor reziduale şi a noii linii de tratare a nămolului au fost deja executate. În cadrul inspecţiei, edilul capitalei a solicitat responsabililor monitorizarea permanentă a situaţiei în teren în vederea asigurării calității lucrărilor executate, precum şi monitorizarea respectării cerinţelor contractuale. Lucrările de construcţie a Staţiei de epurare a apelor reziduale din capitală sunt executate de către antreprenorul ,,Consortium Passavant Energy&Environment GmbH & Ludwig Pfeiffer Hoch-und Tiefbau GmbH&Co.KG" Germania. Proiectul prevede construirea mai multor obiective tehnice noi și reabilitarea celor existente, precum și modernizarea echipamentelor tehnologice, menit să asigure costuri operaționale reduse. Obiectivul principal al contractului este construcţia liniei noi de tratare a nămolului, cu aplicarea procesului tehnologic de fermentare anaerobă a mâlului şi deshidratarea acestuia.

Persons: Anatolie Lichii, Ludwig Pfeiffer Organizations: Energy, EURO Locations: GmbH, Germania

☆ Ион Чебан проинспектировал очистные сооружения столицы
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Работы по реабилитации Станции по очистке сточных вод и новой линии обработки осадка выполнены на 80%. Проект реабилитации Станции предусматривает строительство новых технических объектов, реконструкцию существующих объектов, а также модернизацию технологического оборудования, что обеспечит снижение расходов по эксплуатации. Параллельно, чтобы решить проблему неприятного запаха в столице, мы построим технологическую линию по переработке ила методом пиролиза на Станции по очистке сточных вод. По словам специалистов, монтаж этой линии на Станции по очистке сточных вод – единственное долгосрочное решение в этом плане, а суть технологии пиролиза заключается в уменьшении количества осадка. Напомним, что работы по строительству Станции по очистке сточных вод в столице выполняет подрядчик консорциум Passavant Energy & Environment GmbH и Ludwig Pfeiffer Hoch – und Tiefbau GmbH & Co. KG, Германия.

Persons: Ион Чебан, Чебан Organizations: Станция, Национальный экологический фонд Locations: Станция, Кишинев, Германия

☆ VIDEO: CEC a majorat numărul secțiilor de votare de la 139 la 146 „S-a făcut o rocadă, nu e o soluție”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Jurnal.mdVIDEO: CEC a majorat numărul secțiilor de votare de la 139 la 146 „S-a făcut o rocadă, nu e o soluție”Comisia Electorală Centrală s-a convocat în ședință începând cu ora 15:00. Cu puțin timp în urmă membrii CEC au decis majorarea numărului de secții de vot de la 139, la 146. Observ că s-a făcut o rocadă, nu e soluție, ci e un consens între membrii pentru a scăpa de problemele create de decizia cu cele 139 de secții de vot”, a declarat Dumitru Pavel. Secretarul MAEIE, Eugeniu Revenco, a declarat că membrii CEC caută un compromis un compromis legat de numărul de 139 de secții de vot. Amintim că CEC a decis sâmbătă, 5 iunie, deschiderea a 139 de secții de votare pentru alegătorii din diasporă, refuzând suplimentarea numărului de secții față de alegerile precedent.

Persons: Dumitru Pavel, Sergiu Gurduza, Eugeniu Revenco, Eugen Revenco, Maia Sandu, Aureliu Ciocoi Organizations: CEC Locations: Atena, România, Oradea, Italia, Rusia, und, Moscova, Londra, Italiei, Paris, Republicii Moldova

☆ Agent Green: Cel mai mare urs din România, împușcat de către un prinț austriac într-o arie protejată din Covasna
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-05 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +5 min

Cel mai mare urs brun din România - Arthur - a fost împușcat într-o arie naturală protejată din județul Covasna, de către prințul austriac Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein, vânător de trofee, semnalează organizațiile Agent Green și VGT (Austria). Şeful Gărzii de Mediu, Octavian Berceanu, spune că a fost declanşată o anchetă şi că, probabil, instituţia se va îndrepta către alte organe de cercetare. ”Vrem să vedem în ce condiţii a fost împuşcat exemplarul respectiv”, a declarat Berceanu. Arthur avea 17 ani și a fost cel mai mare urs observat în România și probabil cel mai mare care trăia în Uniunea Europeană, spune Gabriel Păun, președintele Agent Green. Agent Green spune că a discutat în 28 aprilie cu primarul din Ojdula și a vizitat mai multe gospodării din acest sat.

Persons: Arthur, Emanuel von und, Octavian Berceanu, Berceanu, Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein, Gabriel Păun, Green, Agent Green, Ann, Prințul Emanuel, Gheorghe, Păun Organizations: Mediu, Uniunea Europeană, UE Locations: România, Covasna, Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein, VGT, Austria, Emanuel von und zu, Riegersburg, Stiria, Ojdula, Europei, Berna, Statelor Membre

☆ 35 de ani de la explozia de la Cernobîl, cea mai mare catastrofă nucleară civilă. Cum arată acum zona de excludere
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-26 | by ( ) ziuadeazi.md time to read: +61 min

– THIS MONTH marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated. – THIS MONTH marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated. – THIS MONTH marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated. – THIS MONTH marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated. – THIS MONTH marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated.

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